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• Hometown: Canton, New York (nowhere near New York City)
• High School: Canton Central, graduated 1973
• College: Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, Mathematics major, Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1977.
• First job: Actuarial Student, Paul Revere Life Insurance Co., Worcester, MA., July 1977 - August 1979. (No link provided - it only lists ads for insurance.)
• First teaching job: Delbarton School, Morristown, New Jersey, 1979-1982. Taught all math, physics, and computer classes; head coach of varsity soccer, varsity hockey, JV lacrosse.
• Graduate School in Mathematics: University of Minnesota Twin Cities (southern campus), UM School of Mathematics, 1982-1988. Received Ph. D. degree in 1988.
• First job as a Doc.: Boston University, BU Department of Mathematics1988-1990. Visiting assistant professor.
• First permanent job: University of Minnesota, Duluth. UMD Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics Assistant Professor, 1990-1995, Associate Professor 1995-2009, Professor 2009-present.
• Visiting Scholar: Institute Nonlinear de Nice (INLN) Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite de Nice,Sophia Antipolis, France. On sabbatical leave from UMD Fall 1996.
• Visiting Scholar: Department of Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado, Boulder. On sabbatical leave from UMD Spring 1997.
• Visiting Scholar: Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol, England. On sabbatical leave from UMD Fall 2004.
• Visiting Scholar: Department of Mathematics, Applied Engineering Unit, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. On sabbatical leave from UMD Spring 2013.